Humidifier



soromoii 11m Patented 1930 I BERG or AUeA'ruox, coivlvno'rrcur, "Assmnon or. him-Earn To osorm E. ia'rcniinnson, or minenzrucx,gooimncrrournumnrrinn "1 Application and February 3, 1928. swam. 251,536i

This invention relatesito humidifiers for cigar showcases, wall boxes and the like, and

hasfor an objectto provide an a'irmoistenmg device which may be mounted in aishow 1 3 case outof the way-where it willnot interfere withthe examination of the cigars bya customer, but will eifectivelyjmoisten the'airin the case, and-at night may be extended to provide a. greater amount of moisture. i

which the device maybe easily removedfo'r i It is also anobject of the invention to provide a structure and mounting therefor by the purposesof renewing the moisture.

With the foregoing and other objects'in v1ew,-I have devised the construction: il-

,lustrat d, in the, accompanying drawing forming apart of this specification. In'this, drawing,

"Fig. 11s asomewhat diagrammatical showing of a showcase for cigars, in vertical section with 'my improved humidifier ap plied thereto. a

Fig. 2 is a top 'plan'view thereof'with a part of the top wall broken-away.

Fig 3 is a longitudinal through the device. Fig. lis an end'elevationof the-device showing one of the mounting brackets;

Fig. 5 is a transverse section through the casing substantially on line 55 ofFig. 6.

Fig. 6 is aside elevation of the tubular casing. v j

Fig. is a transverse section of one of the caps at the end of the casing substantial 1y on line 77 of-Fig. 3, and j Fig. 8 is a detail showing a stiifening bar for the free edge of the absorbent curtain.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2,-ashowcase for cigars is shown, somewhat diagrammatically at 10 and has'the usual front wallll and top wall 12 of glass'to permiteasy examination of cigarsby a joustomer, cigar boxes being shownat 13. My improved-humidifier is preferably mounted adjacent the upper rear corner of thiscase where it isout of the way,"'and whenthe curtain is not extended willnot interfere with the proper view fthe cigars.

bularflcasing l l lwhioh is provided with a vertical section Thisimproved humidifier comprises a tu large number ofopenings or perforations.

throughout the greater-portion of itss'urface to permitcirculatioh of air-through the case ing whereby it :maybe'come moistened by an v absorbent fiexible curtain 16 whichfl'holds the moisture. The lower portion of the easing,'however, as indicated at 17 in 1 Fig. :5,

is not perforated but is left imperforate'to provide a troughatthe' under side of @the casing to collect moisture; which might drop from the absorbent curtain or sheet. 1 It is preferred that this casingbe made of metal,

butjof; course, it may be of any other suit-9.

able material.

The opposite ends of this tubular casing are closediby cupped caps-18 and l9 which a a are slipped over the ends of the casing and are secured to it by any suitable means, such as" screws 20. 11 'Each cap carries a transverse disc or partition 21 and 22 respectively, the

partition2 l having acircular opening forming a bearing for thecircular bearing' 23 on a. one end. of a roller 24. The disc-22, however, is provided with a non-circular opening 25,

preferably square, to receive a similarly shapedportion 26 on a stud of short shaft 27 which forms a bearing support forthe other end of the roller. Mounted in the roller is a coil spring 28 :secured at its inner end tothe roller throu'gha block 29, and at its other end is secured to the stud or short shaft27. As its inner endis secured to the roller through the block 29 this springwhen wound will tend to rotate the roller in one direction to wind up thecurtain orjsheet l6, the inner end ofthis curtain beingsecured to the roller by any suitable means, such as a series of hooks 30:" It will be apparentth at by removing the securing screws 20 for the cap lQthis cap may be rotated, and through the partition 22 and short shaft 27 will wind thespring 28 to give'it the desired tension,

after which the cap may be securedto the casing by again inserting the screws.

The casing has a longitudinal slot 31 through which the curtain extends, and this slotruns out one end of the casing, as shown in Fig. 6, preferably the left hand end which is closedby the cap 18. By removing this cap, therefore, the roller with its curtain may be slid longitudinally from the casing and it provides simple means for assembling the curtain in the casing. The free edge of the curtain is stifi'ened and held flat by a metal bar 32 which is preferably of sheet metal bent to substantially [L -shaped to embrace the opposite, sides of the free edge, and it is secured to the curtain by any suitable means, such as stitching 33. This bar strengthens and holds the free edge of the curtain flat and prevents its being drawn through the slot 31 into the casing when the curtain is wound.

on the roller.

The casing and the roller should be mounted so that they are easily removable for moistening the curtain to supply the moisture which has been evaporated. I have devised a simple and effective means for doing this. These supports comprise a pair of brackets 34 having feet 35 at substantially right angles to the body of the bracket provided with openings for securing screws 36. Each bracket is provided in its front wall with a pair of opposed and vertically spaced notches 37 and '38. Extending outwardly from each of the caps 13 and 19 is a pair of spaced lugs or studs 39 which are so spaced so as to be adapted to be inserted in the notches 37 and 38. The upper notch 37 is of greater depth than the lower notch 36 and is of sufficient depth so that the upper stud 39 may move into the notch sufficiently to permit the lower stud to be free fromits notch. Therefore, in removing the device from its supports all that is necessary is vto lift it upwardly to freethe lower stud'39 from its notch, and then turn the device counterclockwise as viewed in Fig. 4, to carry the lower lug 39 outwardly, when the whole device may be dropped to remove the upper lugs from the notches 37. The curtain may then be moistened either by placing the device in a suitable container of water, or it may be held under a faucet, and is easily inserted back in the brackets by reversing the operation just described.

During the day time the curtain is wound on the roller within the casing, but it moistens the air in the show-case because the air will circulate through the openings in the casing and take up moisture from the curtain. In this position the curtain is out of the way where it does not interfere with the inspection of the cigars. In order to provide a greater amount of moisture to the air the curtain is unwound and extended at night as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and may be held in this position by any suitable means, such as a hook 40 at the forward end of the showcase over which a ring 41 on the stiffening bar 32 may be engaged; It will be obvious that when in this position a large surface of the moistened curtain is exposed to the air and will supply a large amount of moisture to this air. 7

prising a perforated tubular casing having a longitudinal-slot, means for removably mounting the casing, a spring operated roller in.the casing a. flexible absorbent curtain connected to vvthe roller and passing out through the slot, and means to hold the curtain extended.

3. In ahumidifier, a tubular casing having a longitudinal. slot, a roller mounted in the casing, a flexible absorbent curtain extending through the-slot, pairs of spaced studs projecting from the ends of the casing, and supporting brackets having spaced opposed notches to receive said studs, one of said notches being of sufiicient depth to permit the stud therein to move sufiiciently to release the other stud from'its notch. V

6 In a device of the character described, a perforated tubular casing, a. flexible absorbent curtain in said casing, a pair of spaced lugs extending from each end ofthe casing, and a pair of brackets each having opposed notches to receive said lugs, one notch being of sufiicient depth to allow its lug to move inwardly sufficiently to clear the other lug from its notch.

5. In ahumidifier, a tubular perforated casing, caps secured to and closing the ends of the casing, a roller mounted in the casing, a pin forn'iing a bearing for one end of the roller and secured to the adjacent cap, a spring secured at one end to the roller and at its other end to said pin so that rotation of the cap will wind. the spring, and a flexible absorbent curtain connected to said roller.

6. A humidifier comprising a perforated tubular casing having a longitudinal slot, a cap closing one end of thecasing, aroller mounted in the casing, a bearing pin for one end of the roller having a non-circular end projecting into a similarly shaped opening in the cap, coiled spring connected at one end to said pin and at the other end to the roller so that turning of the cap on the casing will windthe spring, and a flexible absorbent curtain connected to the roller and extending through the slot.

*4. A humidifier for cigar showcases or the like comprising a perforated tubular casing having a portion 011 one side imperforate to form a trough for collection of moisture, said casing having a longitudinal slot, a roller mounted in'the casing, a flexible absorbent "sheet connected to the roller and extending through" said slot, means for operating the roller to Wind the sheet thereon, and brackets for removably mounting the casing in a, horizontal position with theimperforate trough portion thereof at the under side.

7 In testimony whereof I affix my signature. SOLOMON ANENBERGr, 

